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Johnston was raised mostly in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee. She attended St. Eugene's Catholic Grade School and graduated from Whitefish Bay High School, although she spent some of her teen years as an exchange student in Sweden and in South America. She earned a B.F.A. degree in drama at New York University.
Johnston made her professional stage debut with New York's Atlantic Theater Company, which was founded by playwright David Mamet. During her association with that company, she appeared in such productions as As You Like It, Girl's Talk, Stage Door, Author's Voice, Portrait of a Woman, and Rosemary for Remembrance. Now in addition to her stage and film career, she also teaches at the Atlantic Acting School in NYC.
Johnston made her feature film debut in The Debt, winner of Best Short at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. In 1995, she played Kate in Backfire. Other television credits include guest-starring roles on the series Chicago Hope, Hearts Afire, and The Five Mrs. Buchanans. She was also the narrator in Microscopic Milton on the Disney Channel. Her significant roles in commercially-successful movies included Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me in 1999, Austin Powers in Goldmember in 2002 and Music and Lyrics in 2007.
She was recently cast in a recurring role in the 2009 season of Ugly Betty.
| VITAL STATS | Kristen Johnston Information:
| | Eye color: Hazel | | Height: 6' | | Nickname(s): | | Notable feature(s) deep voice | | Education: Attended Whitefish Bay High School, in Whitefish Bay,,BFA in Drama - New York University, Tisch School of the Arts (1989) | | Family: | | Resides in: London | | Religious affiliations: Catholic | | Political affiliation: Republican | | Personal interests/hobbies:singing,dancing,animals, | | Charities/Causes: Supports PETA/In 1998, she was a spokesmodel for the Clairol company | | Other:She appeared on the cover of punk band Bad Religion's 1998 album "No Substance". | | |
